John McCain and George Soros At World Economic Forum at Davos On 1/23/14 by BC This pic was taken the day before yesterday... john mccain george soros (Gun Owners) As Sen. John McCain assumes the GOP front-runner mantle, his long-standing, but little-noticed association with left-wing donors such as George Soros and Teresa Heinz Kerry is receiving new attention among his Republican critics. In 2001, McCain founded the Alexandria, Va.-based Reform Institute as a vehicle to receive funding from George Soros Open Society Institute and Teresa Heinz Kerrys Tides Foundation and several other prominent non-profit organizations. McCain used the institute to promote his political agenda and provide compensation to key campaign operatives between elections. In 2006, the Arizona senator was forced to sever his formal ties with the Reform Institute after a controversial $200,000 contribution from Cablevision came to light. McCain solicited the donation for the Reform Institute using his membership on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, he supported Cablevisions push to introduce the more profitable al la carte pricing, rather than packages of TV programming. Yet, the Reform Institute still employs the McCain campaigns Hispanic outreach director, Juan Hernandez, as a senior fellow of its Comprehensive Immigration Reform Initiative. As WND reported, Hernandez serves as a non-paid volunteer for the McCain campaign. A dual Mexican-U.S. citizen, he was a member of former President Vicente Foxs cabinet, representing an estimate 24 million Mexicans living abroad. Hernandez, with a Mexico first message, has argued aggressively against building a fence on the Mexican border, insisting the frontier needed to remain wide open so illegal immigrants could easily enter the U.S. The July 6, 2001, homepage of the Reform Institute archived on the Internet lists founder McCain as chairman of the groups advisory committee. Prominent senior officials on the McCain 2008 presidential campaign staff found generously paid positions at the Reform Institute following the senators unsuccessful run for the White House in 2000. Rick Davis, McCains current campaign manager, was paid $110,000 a year by the Reform Institute for a consulting position, according to the groups 2003 Form 990 filing with the IRS... There is more URL: wp.me/p25YTf-bPp POLITICS WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE JOHN MCCAIN AND GEORGE SOROS TALKED ABOUT BETWEEN HANDSHAKES AND SMILES? Dave Urbanski, The Blaze There’s no telling what words were exchanged between U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and liberal financier George Soros at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But you can have a look at some photos of Thursday’s tete-a-tete: U.S. Sen. John McCain Shakes Hands, Chats With George Soros at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Chairman of Soros Fund Management George Soros, left, talks with U.S. Senator John McCain, right, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (Image source: AP/Michel Euler) U.S. Sen. John McCain Shakes Hands, Chats With George Soros at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Image source: AP/Michel Euler What’s the connection between McCain and Soros? According to The Huffington Post, in an article published during McCain’s 2008 presidential run, Soros funded the McCain’s Reform Institute, a nonpartisan 501c3 organization focused on promoting accountability and transparency in government, while the senator was still with the organization. The Huffington Post article also referenced two Talking Points Memo reports: One indicated that Soros gave the Reform Institute $150,000; another said Soros’ Open Society Institute in 2002 gave $300,000 in grants to groups defending McCain’s campaign finance law against legal challenges to it. Interestingly the Huffington Post article initially focuses on McCain’s campaign “aggressively” hitting back at news that Soros was taking part in a $40 million third-party effort to battle Republicans in the fall leading up to the elections. U.S. Sen. John McCain Shakes Hands, Chats With George Soros at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Image source: Getty Images/AFP/Eric Piermont (H/T: Weasel Zippers) Make your comments HERE: Looks like old friends to me. Lets Invite More to our social network. Send these post to your email groups and friends Like us on Facebook and follow us on twitter Every member is required to consent to a “No Tolerance” policy which states: I affirm that America Conservative 2 Conservative is for politically principled, patriotic activism opposing the leftist ideology and agenda. This forum does not allow personal attacks, lewd or profane language, or militancy (inciting violence) against Barack Obama, members of congress, members of this forum, or others.
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